10 Things I learnt as a Highly Sensitive person

1. That I was a highly sensitive person and not a bad person like I was conditioned to believe. I fall under the labels of INFJ/Cancer/Empath/Highly Intuitive/Healer(palmistry). I feel, hear, sense and see things on a soul level.

2. I noticed things before most people and also a heck of a lot deeper, this meant that I was identifying problems and issues whilst everyone around me believed that things were fine. I had already figured out the solution but 10 years along the line they still failed to recognize the problem.

3. This made me feel extremely lonely and isolated growing up, it’s only much later on in life that I realized my sensitivity was a gift only to be shared with those who understood it’s blessings

4. Being highly sensitive without having discernment or boundaries creates a plethora of enmeshment problems.

5. I was stuck in other peoples energetic fields, experiencing their emotions, thoughts and beliefs. It was torture for me, I got anxiety and got physically sick from all the negative energy. I would avoid certain people and go into hermit mode a lot in order to cope

6. Until I learnt to differentiate between what is mine and what’s not mine. And to let what’s not mine go, it’s the persons journey to walk. It's a daily struggle to clear my energy field.

7. When I learnt to trust myself, the biggest realization was that my intuition was ALWAYS right, I just wasn’t listening to it for far too long which put me in many heartbreaking situations.

8. It still hurts when others don’t perceive what I do, but I know now that it has nothing to do with me. I am not for everyone and everyone is not for me.

9. I used to feel shame and guilt for practically living in another realm, like there was something innately wrong with me, I now understand that I am unique (as we all are) and my gifts are part of how I can be of better service to others

10. Being in nature heals and energizes me, as do salt baths, all things natural and holistic, cold water immersion, releasing emotions through journaling, crying or talking to a safe person and doing meditations